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PROF, JAMES 5 

EXPERIENCE TEACHING 

A COUNTRY SCHOOL 
A COMEDY, 

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CAST OF CHABACTEB8: 

Prof. James {teacher of OaJcflat school) 

Mr. Williams (patron) 

Mr. Kitchen (patron) 

Mr. March (patron) 

Mrs. Kinsey (old lady) 

Miss Minnie Kinsey {daughter of Mrs. Kinsey) . 

Miss Dennie Barefoot 

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R„ means Right; l., Left; r. h., Right Hand; l. h., Left Hand; c, Centre; s. r„; 
[2d e.,] Second Entrance; u. E., Upper Entrance; m. d., Middle Door; v., the Flat 
p. F.j Door in Flat; u. c„ Right of Centre; l. c, Left of Centre. 

R. k. c. c. L; c. f« 

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PROF. JAMES' EXPERIENCE 

TEACHING A COUNTRY SCHOOL, 

ACT I. 

SCENE 1. — Prof. James seated in his room, reading. 
Enter, Mr. Williams. 

Mr. Williams. Howdy do, young man. My name's Williams ! 

Prof. Good morning, (shake hands) I am pleased to meet you, 
Mr. Williams. Have a seat? 

Mr. W. Are you the young feller what's going to teach our school 
down to Oakrlat ? 

Prof. Yes. sir; I have the honor to he engaged as your peda- 
gogue for the coming scholastic term. 

Mr. W. What? 

Prof. Your pedagogue for the coming year. 

Mr. W. Uh, urn, yes!: (scratches his head) Well, then, guess I 
am mistaken! Squire Smith said that I would find. the • school 
teacher up here. 

Prof. The Squire is right. I'm your school teacher. 

Mr. W. You are? Thought you said you were a pedagogue? 

Prof. Yes, I am. -\ ■ ' 

Mr. W. You are hoth then — a pedagogue and a school-teacher? 

Prof. Yes. 

Mr. W. Look here, young man, didn't you know one thing was 
"bout as many as one feller could tend to at a time? If you take 
my advise, young man, you'll quit bein' a pedagogue while you 
teach the Oakflat school. You don't look like you^could do more'n 
a half dozen things at once nohow, an' besides we tried one of them 
fellers that tried to keep a couple of irons in the fire; an' as fer as 
.-rhool-teaching went, he was a failure. He might have clone purtv 
well as a eorresponder— that's what he said he was. 

Prof. Yes, he wrote for periodicals. 

Mr. W. Xot as I knows on. He said he was a eorresponder; and 
I guess he oughter knowed his biziiess; though they do say he did a 
sight of writing. But coming back to the pint, voting man ; if you 
Vvant to teach our school tin's winter, I'd advise vou not to try to be 
u pedagogue too. 

Prof. You mistake my meaning, Mr. Williams; you perhaps 
have torgot that a school teacher is sometimes called a pedagogue. 



4 PROF. JAMBS. 

Mr W. No, I ain't forgot— I never knowed! Young man, is 
that the Latin fer school teacher? If it is you'd better shet your 
ribs on it, and keep it there. We had a teacher once that tried to 
talk us out of countenance with his Latin, and Screek 

Prof. Greek, you mean, Mr. Williams. 

Mr. W. What do you know 'bout it? 

Prof. Oh, nothing! I have only heard the language spoken of. 

Mr. W. Well, you can call it Greek or Screek, just as you like, 
but don't you ferget it, we set down on that feller ! 

Prof, {aside) I see 1 will have to humor him. (aloud) And I 
think you did exactly right, Mr. Williams ; if a teacher in our 
country schools, succeeds in teaching the free-school curriculum, 
they will do exceedingly well. 

Mr. W. Kerkickulum? Say, young man, I'd advise you to pack 
your traps. 

Prof. You surprise me, Mr. Williams. Pray what do you 
mean? 

Mr. W. Mean ? Haven't I told you that the citizens of Oakfiat 
ain't took in no more by your Latiners and Grekners, and you can 
count on it they ain't going to be kochecl by none of yer kerkicku- 
lurs— do yer see, young man? 

Prof, I see you have mistakeu my meaning again ; curriculum 
means course of study. 

Mr. W. An what's course of study ? 

Prof. Reading, writing and arithmetic. 

Mr. W. Why didn't you say so? Say, young man, do I look like 
I had ever been a school-teacher ? 

Prof, (aside) Now I think I can use a little oil to advantage. 
(aloud) Yes, Mr. Williams, I was forcibly struck with your school 
teacherly appearance when you first came in, and was about to ask 
if you had not taught school at some time. 

Mr. W. You are right, young man; I uster foller the profesh. I 
reckon I taught some of the best schools that was ever taught in old 
Clay county, Verginny. I taught three schools han' runnin' at old 
Coon Holler, an' they say I was a master teacher. 

Prof. Indeed ! And you are from old Virginia, the cradle of so 
many of our presidents? 

Mr. W. (looking pleased) From thar; yes sir, old Verginny 
was my home fer thirty year. 

Prof. Did you have any brothers that were school-teachers? 

Mr. W. Yes, one — Bill was a school-teacher. 

Prof. Indeed ! Well, since I have been enjoying your conversa- 
tion, Mr, Williams, I became convinced that I had met you some- 
where ; but since you spoke of your brother being a school-teacher, 
it must have been him. 

Mr. W. (agitated) Where at, mister ? Where did you see Bill ? 

Proj. I am not certain, Mr. Williams, that I have ever had the 
pleasure of meeting your brother : but one of my teachers, by the 
name of Williams, back in Tennessee resembles you very much, 
and 

Mr. W. Tennessee, did you say? It was Bill, mister! Yes, 
young man, it was Bill ! I allers knowed Bill would make his mark. 
(rising and grasping the Professor's hand) Young man, I'm power- 
ful glad to see you ; you seem like an old friend to me already, and 



PBOF. JAMES. 5 

you went to school to Bill? Well, I'll be gol darned ! Young man, 
I wouldn't have missed hearin' from Bill fer my gray sow and her 
litter of ten pigs. Well Bill's a smart one, ain't he, mister? 

Prof. There is no doubting the fact, Mr. Williams, and it is re- 
markable — the resemblance between yourself and Prof. Williams — 
almost enough alike to be twins. 

Mr. W. Twins? 1 should say so! Me an' Bill were the twinest 
twins you ever seed. And you call him perfesser, an' he has got to" 
be a perfesser then ? Well, I'll swan ! I knowed Bill would make 
it, I knowed it! Let me have your nan', mister ! (rising) It seems 
as if I was with Bill himself. And you went to school to Bill? 
(seats himself) I guess Bill's a Latiner an' a Greekner, an' a Ker- 
kickulur, an' a most anything else a feller would call ier ? 

Prof. The best professor of Latin and Greek in the Tennessee 
University. 

Mr. W. Unerverserty ! an' he has got to teachin' in universerties ? 
Wonder he don't run fer president — you know he's from Verginny, 
mister, an' as you say, it's a master place fer presidents. 

Prof. There is no doubt but that he would sway the sceptar of 
State with equity and justice. 

Mr. W. {looking surprised) Yes, young man, I bet he would! 

Prof. But that reminds me, he is spoken of as a very available 
candidate for State Superintendent. 

Mr. W. (rising) You don't say so? Well I'll be golswiddled ! 
Young man, I'd like to stay longer, but I must go an' let Sal know 
'bout Bill ; her brother run fer Constable, an' it give her the big- 
head fer a month, but guess when she hears that Bill's a candidate 
fer 'vailable Superintendent it will take her breath. Young man, 
I'm mighty glad you'r going to teach the Oakflat school this winter; 
I'd jest come over to give you a fewpinters 'bout teaching, but guess 
if you went to school to Bill you understand the biz. An' 'bout yer 
Latin an' Greek, jest fling her in when you please, an' teach her when 
you get ready; an' darn the feller that sez a word agin it. You'r 
kinder slim, young man, an' if you need any assistance in your 
school let me know ; they can't run over a feller that went to school 
to Bill — not if I know myself! Well, I must be goin', but I'm com- 
in' 'round agin, an' I don't want you to wait fer me before you come 
'round to see me an' Sal, an' we'll talk 'bout Bill some more, (hesi- 
tates as if he would like to say something else — starts and turns) Say, 
I liked to fergot to tell you how to come. You know this road out 
here that leads down to Oakflat? 

Prof. Oh, yes! 

Mr. W. Well, you don't take that; an' there is another road that 
runs right out here that goes up to Bowie— you don't take that one 
either. 

Prof. I understand. 

Mr. W. Well, I guess you have noticed a left hand road that 
branches off down here near that lightnin' struck tree ? 

Prof. I guess I'll have no trouble finding it. 

Mr. W. Well, that is the road a piece of the way ; but after you 
go it three long miles you'll come to a cross-road — well, you mustn't 
take the left nan'. 

Prof. I take the right hand then ? 

Mr. W. No. 



6 PBOF. JAMES. 

Prof. Well, I won't interrupt you; now tell me just how I must 
go. 

Mr. W. Well, you take a fork ban' 'bout a mile this side ot the 
cross-road . 

Prof. It is perfectly clear now, and I guess I'll have no trouble 
finding the* way. 

Mr. W. Well, I must he going — good-day. (exit R. 

Prof. Well, a rare specimen I must say! If I thought there 
were a few more of his kind in the neighborhood I would be tempted 
to turn over the school to them and seek a new field. I hope he is 
the only one in Oakflat district from Tennessee, or I am liable to get 
myself in a scrape. I see I shall have' to keep my eyes open, or I'll 
find myself minus a school, {knocking without e.) There is some 
one knocking. I wonder if it is another visitor ! (opens door 

Enter, Me. Kitchen, e. 

- Mr. Kitchen. Is this Mr. James, the new teacher? 

Prof. Yes, sir; what is your name ? 

Mr. K. Kitchen ! 

Prof. Have a seat, Mr. Kitchen. I'm extremely glad to see j^ou. 
I believe you will send to me this winter ? 

Mr, K. I shall send for a few days, and if I like your methods of 
teaching I shall send my children the whole of the term. 

Prof. Well, Mr. Kitchen, I shall do my utmost to merit your 
patronage, and I think you will find no fault with my method. 
How many did you say you would send? 

Mr. K. Only seven! I would like to send all, but my five oldest, 
will have to help me on the farm, and my six youngest are not old 
enough to attend regular in cold weather. 

Prof. What are the ages of those you will send, and are they girls 
or boys ? 

Mr. K. Both. There are four boys aged seven, eight, nine and 
ten; they are Tom, Henry, Jim and Jack. And three girls aged 
eleven, twelve and thirteen ; they are Mary, Sallie and Liz. 

Prof. Just the right ages to be interesting. 

Mr. K. That's just what the Parson was telling me the other < <*y 
when he come over after a side of bacon. Well, Mr. James, I cxme 
over to have a private talk with you about school matters. 

Prof. Proceed, Mr. Kitchen, with perfect confidence — we are 
alone. 

Mr. K. Well, it's none of my business, but you are rather young, 
and a stranger in the neighborhood, and I thought I'd just come 
over and let you know how the land lay. Now Mr. Adams over 
here has two very bad boys that have been giving the teacher trouble 
for the two winters past, and I thought I would just drop in, as 1 
said awhile ago, and suggest that you be very strict. 

Prof. Exactly right, Mr. Kitchen, if there is one thing more 
than another that a tercher should be, it is to be strict, very strict— 
especially as you say, where there are rude boys. 

Mr. K. Yes, but— but Mr. James you know as well as I do that- 
all children are not of the same disposition, and 

Prof. Eight again, Mr. Kitchen, I agree with you exactly; 
while there are some children of stubborn, morose dispositions that 
must be forcibly dealt with, there are others that are controlled by 



PBOF. JAMES. 7 

milder means, by gentle persuasion, and by inspiring them with a 
love for their teacher. 

Mr. K. Just what I was going to say, Mr. James. There are 
some you must learn to love you by kindness, and by noticing 
them— now all my little boys and girls have very sweet dispositions, 
the parson will tell you the same ; they take it after their mother, 
and as I was just going to say, you will have to be very gentle with 
them, and I'm sure they will give you no trouble at all. 

Prof. I think I perfectly understand you, Mr. Kitchen; your 
children are timid, a little bashful, sweet dispositioned little things. 
I know we shall get along nicely — I so much admire modesty. 

Mr. K. I'm glad I came over, Mr. James, and learned your plan 
of teaching. I think you will succeed in teaching us a good school. 
I thought from your appearance that you hadn't taught much, but 
you seem to know pretty well how a school should be managed. 
Well, you must come over and see us, my wife will be glad to see 
you, and I think you will enjoy her company — she used to be a 
school-teacher herself; and I have an organ — and — two grown 
daughters, and between yourselves you might have a nice time. 

Prof. Thank you, Mr. Kitchen, for your kind invitation. I shall 
be more than delighted to visit your interesting family. 

Mr. K. (rising and looking pleased) Well, I must be going; 
good-day, Professor. 

Prof, (making a sweeping bow) Good-morning, (exit, Mr. Kitch- 
en, r.) Another one disposed of! An interesting gentleman — and 
two grown daughters ! Ha, ha ! Well, I hope he is the only gentle- 
man that has two grown daughters that I shall be expected to visit. 
I see I shall have an interesting time. I'll not anticipate the battle, 
but I am anxious for the fray to begin. 

END OF ACT I. 



ACT II. 

SCENE I— School room — Prof. James seated — hearing spelling class* 
Enter, Mr. March, r. 

Mr. March. Howd'y do, Mr. James ! 

Prof. Why, how do you do, Mr. March, I'm extremely glad to 
see you this morning! (placing chair) Have a seat? (to class) 
Class dismissed, (to Mr. March) The atmosphere this morning is 
rather frigid. 

Mr, M. What? 

Prof. I say the atmosphere this morning is frigid. 

Mr, M. (staring around) Ain't seed any as I knows on. 

Prof. I mean it's rather cold this morning. 

Mr. M. Now you're talking — it's cold. Well, Mr. James, I ain't 
much on visiting schools, but I've been hearin' some queer things 
floatin' round the neighborhood 'bout the way you teach, an' I jest 
come over to see fer myself if it was so; an' if it was, I'm going to 
stop my children from school. , 

Prof, Well, Mr. March, what is it you have heard that you don't 
approve of? 



8 PHOF. JAMES. 

Mr. M. {pointing fore-finger at Prof. James) Well, one thing is 
jest this, an' my boys an' gals said so too, an' yonder they set 
(pointing to the opposite side of the stage) on the back seat, ready to 
say so agin, an. yon needn't to deny it. They said you'd get a great 
big pile of sand— some said dirt and some said sand — but my chaps 
said sand, an' I calculate they ain't fur wrong. Well, they said you'd 
pile a whole heap tip in a pile an' then you'd say, "Children, this is 
a mounting." Then they said you'd make a little round pile, an' 
say, "Children, this is an ilant." An' then you'd string it out like a 
snake, an' say, "that's a transular;" an' then you'd dig a little 
trench with your finger an' say, "Children, this is a river." Then 
you'd dig a little hole an' say, "Children, this is a lake." Now, Mr. 
James, I'm an outspoken kind of a feller, an' you needn't get mad, 
but I say such tomfoolery won't wash ! I didn't send my children 
up here to learn to play in the sand, an' go round callin' tater hills 
mountings, an' cottin rows transulars, an' post holes lakes, an' 
wagon ruts rivers, an' all sich nonsense ; but I sent 'em up here to 
larn to read, an' write, an' spell. 

While Mr. March is talking, pupils throw paper balls and occasionally 

snigger. 

Prof. You are right, Mr. March, you should always look after 
the educational interests of your offsprings. 

Mr. M. What? 

Prof. You should see that those relying upon you have proper 
intellectual training. 

Mr. M. I guess, Mr. James, you know what you are driving at, 
but confound me if I do. 

ProJ. I say that you are right in seeing that your children have 
proper teaching. 

Mr. M. An' you needn't get scared but what lam! Yes, sir, 
that's my bizness here. I come up a purpose to see you pile that 
sand on that plank, an' to know what you done it for? 

Prof. You have reference to my moulding board. 1 will get it 
and explain its use, and then perhaps you will see the advantage to 
be derived from it in teaching geography, (procures board) You 
see, Mr. March, the earth is divided into land and water. 

Mr. M. Yes. 

Prof. Now this land and water is sub-divided ; the land into 
continents, islands, peninsulas ; the water into oceans, lakes, rivers, 
etc. Now a child that has never seen any of these things has no 
clear conception of them, until their shape is presented. 

Enter, Mr. Williams, r., unobserved. 

Mr, M. Uh um ! 

Prof. Well, now when I want to teach a child what a mountain 
is I pile up the sand in a long heap in this way, (using the mould- 
ing board) and say, "this represents a mountain." 

Mr. 31. It won't wash, young man, never had any sich tomfoolery 
when I went to school. 

Mr. W. She washes— you bet she washes ! Go ahead, Perfesser 
James, I've been wantin' to see you explain that thing fer a month, 
an' now perseed, an' March'll find out whether she washes or not. 



PBOF. JAMES. 9 

Mr, M. Williams, clo you mean to say that you uphold sich tom- 
foolery {pointing to the moulding board) as that? 

Mr. W. Eggsactly! Perfesser James knows eggsaeily what he 
is talking about. He went to school to brothei Bill, an' Bill's a 
candidate for available Superintendent of the Tennessee Unerver- 
serty. Go ahead, Perfesser, and explain the thing— 'taint everybody 
that's got sense ernough to 'preciate sech things, but I have. 

Prof. Gentlemen, 1 hope you will have no hard feelings over 
your slight difference of opinion as to the propriety of using this 
apparatus in the elucidation of geography. 

Mr. W. Bet you'r right ! go ahead, I'll hold March down ! 

Mr. M. Williams, you needn't make sich a fule of yourself, be- 
cause your brother Bill's a candidate. Any fule can be a candidate, 
but it takes a gol darned smart man to be elected. 

Mr. W. Jim March, do you mean to call Bill a fool? If you do, 
you'll swollow it mighty quick, or Sam Williams is a liar! 

(catches hold of March 

Prof, {lays hand on Mr. Williams) Mr. Williams, you are a 
little too hasty I think, Mr. March meant no insinuations whatever, 
and as to your brother William, I can testify to the fact, that he is a 
gentleman and scholar in every sense of the word ; and now I hope 
you will have no further words over your slight difference of 
opinion regarding this moulding board. 

Mr. W. Bound you'r kerrect, Perfesser, but I jest wanted to let 
March know he couldn't make slight remarks 'bout Bill when I was 
round. Now go ahead ah' explain the thing! 

Prof, {going to moulding board) You see, Mr. March, we want 
to show a child the shape and construction of a lake. Well, we 
make a slight depression in this way, and then tell the children 
that it represents a lake, but not so large. In the same manner we 
would show to them the construction of an island, or any other nat- 
ural division. Do you think you understand it now, Mr. March? 

Mr. M. Well — I — guess thars not so much tomfoolery 'bout it after 
all, but I'll be swiddled if it don't look mighty like child's play. 

Mr. W. Bound you it's the proper thing if he larnt it from Bill. 
Perfesser, did Bill use one of them things ? 

Prof. Yes, all progressive teachers, nowaday, use them. 

Mr. W. Kerrect! 

Mr. M. Say, Mr. James, I guess that thing will sorter do, but 
my chaps was tellin' me 'bout you having a thing all full of all kinds 
of beads; an' you'd hold it up before them an' count off two or three 
an' say, "children, there are three red dogs." Then you'd count 
off two white ones, an' say, "children, them are two white dogs," 
then you'd count off four blue ones, an' say, "them are four blue 
dogs." An' — 

Mr. W. I'll bet it's kerrect ! If Bill called beads dogs, its the 
proper thing I'll bound ! 

Prof. I guess your smart little boys, Mr. March were trying to 
describe to you a numeral-frame, and they did exceeding well for 
little fellows. I will get the frame, and explain its use to you, and 
then perhaps you will think it a pretty good thing after all to learn 
children the fundamental rules of Arithmetic. {procures frame 

Mr. W. Kerrect, I'll be bound ! 

Prof. You see, gentlemen, we have here a number of balls 
painted different colors, so as to make them attractive. Now 



10 PBOF. JAMES. 

Jessy Jiggy. {rising quickly) Mr. James, Cranky Addle stuck a 
pin in me, an' it hurt. 

Cranky Addle, {indignantly) If I did I guess I pulled it out agin, 
and thars the very pin ! {extending pin toward teacher) Jess is allers 
making up somethin' to tell. 

Mr. W. {turning toward school and pointing fore-finger at Cranky 
Addle) Cranky, come here this minute ! (Cranky reluctantly 
obeys) What you doin' stickin' pins in Jess Jiggy? 

Cranky. He dared me ! 

Mr. W. Dared you to do what? 

C, anky. He sed he bet I wuz 'fraid to stick a pin in him, an' I sed 
I bet I wuzn't, an' he sed he bet I wuz, an' I sed I bet 1 wuzn't an' 
he sed he bet 

Mr. W. Stop your bettin' an' stick the pin in him, if you are 
gonr to 3 . * 

Cranky. I done it ! 

Mr. W. Sarved him right! Go take your seat ! (pointing fore- 
finger) Jess Jiggy, come here ! (Jess obeys) Do you know whose 
school you're goin' to? 

Jess Jiggy. Yes, to Mr. James ! 

Mr.W. Perfesser James, you mean! That is Perfesser James. 
{pointing to Prof. James) He 'tended school to Perfesser Bill Wil- 
liams my brother, who is now candidate fer Superintendent of the 
available TJnerverserty of Tennessee. Yes, Jess Jiggv that's 
{pointing) Perfesser James, (Jessy stares at Prof. James/ sniMes 
and bites his finger-nails) and he understands his business you can 
calculate ; an' as you hain't been larnt at home, I can tell you riffht 
here that teachers that understand their bizness are called Perfesser 
an —{raises finger as if going to say something very emphatic) wipe 
yer nose an take yer linger outen yer mouth. Now take yer seat 
an no more of yer darin' ! Now, Perfesser, perseed to show March 
the proper way to teach school. 

* P r2£ /i? 1 WaS g ? in§ t0 say ' g entl emen, this frame is used only 
for little fellows, and to show you just how it is used, I will suppose 
Mr. March, that you and Mr. Williams are your or Mr. William's 
smart little boys (Messrs. March and Williams exchange glances 
and look pleased) and we will have a lesson. Now, you see I have 
here two red balls; now I add two more—how many have we' 
Mr. M. ) 

& \ Four ! 
Mr. W. ) 

Prof. Correct, that does pretty well. Kowwe have four white 
balls, and two blue balls— how manv? 
Mr. M. Six ! " - , . 

Mr. W. Six! {excitedly) Kerrect! 

Prof. Now we have five balls, and acid two more— how manv' 
Mr. m. feeven ! J ' 

Mr. W. Six— seven— the cutest thing out, or I'm a liar ! 

■p„„* at~ mi -i, . ( sla P s Mp - March on back 

«JX£ K(H \l ve W1 i 2 subtract a little. Here we have six balls and 
We take away three, how 

Mr. M. \ {together, growing excited and pi&hinq each other aside 

& \ to get nearer the frame) Three ! 
Mr. W. ) 



PI? OF. JAMES. 11 

While this is going on Cranky Addle gets his slate and apes Prof. 
James, while Jessy Jiggy and other pupils mock Mr. March 
and Mr. Williams. 

Prof. You see, Mr. March, to keep the smart little fellows inter- 
ested we, call the halls cows, clogs, and other names sometimes. Now 
here we have two red dogs, and here we have one white dog, how 
many dogs ? 

Mr. MA Three! 

M w j (as they get nearer the frame, Prof. James moves back 

Prof. Here we have three blue dogs, and one wdiite one — how 
many ? 

Mr. M. Four ! 

Mr. W. One, two, three blue dogs, an' a white pup. 

(stamps his foot and laughs 

Prof. Well, gentlemen, you see how nicely this frame can be 
used in learning your children arithmetic, and now I think you 
both will agree'with me, that it is an excellent thing, and 

Mr. W. Bound it is ! 

Mr. M. I'll have to give it up I reckon, but I'll be darn if it ain't 
mighty like child's play ! 

Prof. I'm extremely glad, gentlemen, that your slight disagree- 
ment has been amicably settled, and now I would be glad if you 
would have seats and stay awhile; (Mr. March and Mr. Williams 
lohisper to each other) but if you must go I would be glad to have 
vou drop in at any time. 

Mr. W. Like mighty well to stay, perfesser, but March is going 
over my way, an' wants me to go along an' tell him 'bout Bill. 

* (looks pleased — attempts to bow — exit 

END op ACT II. 

ACT III. 

SCENE I. — Prof. James in his room at boarding house — seated 

writing. 

Enter, r., Mrs. Kinsey. 

Prof. Why, good evening, Mrs. Kinsey ; be seated. To whom 
am I indebted for the pleasure of your presence? 

Mrs. Kinsey. To myself alone, Mr. James, and my visit is a 
business one. . ... 

Prof. Well, I assure you, Mrs. Kinsey, even a business visit is 
appreciated by me; and now if I can assist you in any way I'm at 
your service. 

31rs. K. Well, Mr. James, I generally take my time for every 
thing, (folds hands and takes a survey of the room) and 1 shall take 
my time for disclosing the object of this visit. 

Prof. Certainly, Mrs. Kinsey, don't hurry yourself at all. 

Mrs. K. Well, Mr. James, you have taught us a good school. 

Prof. Thank you, Mrs. Kinsey, but I don't think I have done 
more than was my duty. 

Mrs. K. You don't believe in partiality, I believe? 



12 PROF. JAMES. 

Prof. By no means. 

Mrs. K. Treat all alike? 

Prof. I try to. 

Mrs. K. Uh urn ; you like all of your pupils about the same, I 
suppose? 

Prof. Yes, certainly. 

Mrs. K. Well, changing the subject just a little. How is my 
daughter Minnie getting along? 

Prof. Splendidly, splendidly, never saw a pupil progress more 
rapidly ! 

Mrs. K. She behaves well, I presume? 

Prof. Manners are perfect: very modest and retiring young 
lady. 

Mrs. E. She keeps up in her classes, does she? 

Prof. Most assuredly — if anything she excels in all her classes. 

Mrs. K. I would like to ask you a question, Mr. James, which 
at first would not seem appropriate for a lady to ask a single gentle- 
man concerning her daughter, but you seem to have such good 
judgement, I cannot refrain. 

Prof. Proceed by all means, Mrs. Kinsey. I will be happy to 
answer you to the best of my ability. 

Mrs. K. Well, Mr. James, to be brief— what do you think of my 
daughter's personal appearance? 

Prof, (aside) I am caught, but I think I see my way clear. 
(aloud) Well, Mrs! Kinsey, I must confess that (blushing) T — I did not 
expect a question the nature of the one you have propounded, and — 
and I — I feel rather embarrassed to answer it in your presence, but 
if you desire I will give you my humble judgement concerning your 
lovely daughter. 

Mrs. K. Proceed. 

Prof. Your daughter in personal appearance — between ourselves 
— has not a peer in the neighborhood. 

Mrs. K. Indeed, Mr. James, I am extremly surprised to hear 
you say so; and yet you prefer to lavish your smiles, your nods of 
approval, your little attentions, upon Dennie Barefoot? 

Prof. Why, Mrs. Kinsey, I can not even guess at what you 
mean by such words; will you please explain yourself? 

Mrs. K. Explain myself — most assuredly I will. It's just this — 
Minnie says that for the past month you have been particularly 
partial to Dennie Barefoot, not onlv in recitation but that you have 
shown your attentions to her in a way that don't become a teacher 
to show attentions to a pupil. 

Prof. I assure you, Mrs. Kinsey, that I have no recollection of 
showing more courtesy to Miss Dennie, than I have shown to your 
daughter, or to any other young lady pupil. 

Mrs. K. Uhum; and you think Minnie didn't see you smiling 
and nodding to Dennie Barefoot the other day in time of books ; and 
more than that, Mr. James, she has seen writing passing between 
you, and more than once, too ! 

Prof. I don't want to discount your daughter's veracity, Mrs. 
Kinsey, but she must be mistaken. 

Mrs. K. Mistaken, I'd say mistaken ! Will you deny in the 
presence of my daughter that you and Dennie Barefoot have been 
passing notes? 



PBOF. JAMES. 13 

Prof. Certainly, Mrs. Kinsey^ but even if we had I can see no 
great harm that would attach to the incident. But, Mrs. Kinsey, I 
would rather you would say nothing about what has pnssed between 
us, for you know anything grows fearfully when once in the mouth 
of gossip; and I think if you will come up some evening, Miss Den- 
nie and myself can give you a satisfactory explanation of that which 
you seem to think rather mysterious, although I can't see why that 
which has taken place between myself and a young lady in no way 
connected to you, should interest you in the least. 

Mrs, K. Interest me? Well you'll see who it will interest! That 
Dennie Barefoot has been the pet of every school teacher we have 
had for three years past ; and more than that, she and them stuck 
up sisters of hers have clone everything in their power to spite Min- 
nie, and she would have been married and settled clown long ago if 
it hadn't been for their meddling interference ; and if Dennie Bare- 
foot and you (shaking her finger at Prof. James) refuse to meet 
Minnie face to face about this matter, the whole neighborhood shall 
know of your carrying on, or I'll know why ! 

Prof, Certainly, Mrs. Kinsey, J am more than willing to meet 
your daughter, and presume Miss Dennie will not object; and now 
to settle the matter as soon as possible, I would suggest that you let 
things remain as they are until Friday; then come up to the school- 
house, and Miss Dennie and myself will meet you there, and I trust 
we will have an amicable understanding. 

Mrs, K, I shall keep the appointment, Mr. James, and I trust 
you and your ally will do the same. [exits, r., with cool bozo 

Prof, Well, there's nothing like a wet hen and a jealous mother! 
The toughest customer I have had by a good deal, but in the end I 
think I shall come out smiling. 

SCENE II— Mrs. and Minnie Kinsey, Prof. James and Dennie 
Barefoot seated on the stage — Mrs. and Minnie Kinsey look 
defiant, and cast withering glances at Dennie, who is near crying. 

Prof. Well, Mrs. Kinsey, as you have solicited this meeting, you 
need not be backward in asking any question you think proper. 

Enter, Mr. Williams, r., hurriedly. 

Mr. W. Why, howdy do, perfesser, I'm orful glad to see you ! 
(shake hands) I don't know as it's any of my bizness to be here, 
but I'm here, and I'm going to see things settled. You see, per- 
fesser, I went over to your boarcling-house the other day on a little 
private biz with you, an' overheard a little private meeting, so I 
thought I'd jest come up an' be with you, so here I am ! (turns to 
Mrs. Kinsey) Now, Sarah Kinsey, what is it you'd like to ask 
Dennie here 'bout passin' of notes'? 

Mrs. K. (indignantly) I'll give you to understand, Mr. Williams, 
that we don't need any of your interfering, and I think I am as 
fully competent as you to ask my own questions. 

Mr. W. Maby you be, but we won't argue that pint; but I guess 
you are jest a little off 'bout doin' of yer own quizzin'. As a general 
thing tellers that have cases in court don't do their own askin' of 
questions. I'm lawyer fer both sides on this 'er 'casion, an' if you 
want any questions asked let's have them. 



!4 PBOF. JAMES. 

Mrs. K. Mr. James, do you consent to the interference of Mr. 
Williams ? 

Prof. I have perfect confidence in Mr. Williams, Mrs. Kinsey, 
and I think he will do what is right. 

Mr. W. Kerrect ! 

Mrs. K. Well, Mr. Williams, as you have taken things unasked 
into your hands, will you please propound this question? 

Mr. W. 'No, I'll he gol darned if I do anything of the kind ! 

Mrs. K. {pointing to Dennis) Will you ask her if she ever re- 
ceived a note of any kind from Mr. James ? 

Mr. W. Oh, yes, I can ask her that! Dennie Barefoot, did you 
ever receive a note of any kind from Perfesser James, who was once 
a pupil of Perfesser Bill Williams, brother to me, Sam Williams, 
now a candidate fer available Superintendent of the Tennessee Un- 
e-*7urserty ? Answer ermediately, an' no leading questions! 

Dennie Never, Mr. Williams! 

Mr. W. Anything else, 'Sarah Kinsey, that you would like fer 
me to ask this young lady ? 

Mrs. K. Ask her if Mr. J nines ever nodded his head at her dur- 
ing school hours ? 

Mr. W. Dennie Barefoot, did you ever see Perfesser James nod 
his head at you while he was teaching school at this place, Oakflat? 

Dennie. Yes, sir! 

Minnie, (aside to her mother) 1 told you so! 

Mr. W, Is there any other question, Mrs. Kinsey, you would 
like fer me to ask Dennie Barefoot? 

Mrs. K. {very knowing) Ask her when and wh}', will you? 

Mr. W. Dennie Barefoot, daughter of Squire Barefoot, will you 
please state when and why Perfesser James, an old pupil of my 
brother, Perfesser Bill Williams, nodded his head at you? 

Dennie. It was on last Monday. I raised my hand, which was a 
si°m that I wanted to move my seat, and he nodded his head that I 

could. 

Mr. W. Kerrect! Anything else, Mrs. Kinsey ? 

Prof. If you will wait a minute, Mrs. Kinsey, f will explain what 
Miss Dennie has said. It is a rule, that when a pupil wishes to 
move his seat or speak, to raise his hand, and if I consent I simply 
nod my approval. 

Mrs. K. {a little confused) Well, I'd like for you to ask my 
daughter, Mr. Williams, if she didn't see Mr. James hand Dennie 
Barefoot a note, and what the writing was on that note? 

Mr. W. Minnie Kinsey, daughter of Sarah Kinsey, your mother, 
did you ever see Perfesser James hand Dennie Barefoot a note, and 
if you ever did, will you please state to those present on this 'er 'cas- 
sidn the perzact words you read lit on that note? Speak at once or 
ferever hold yer tongue ! 

Minnie, {very precise) About a week ago, Mr. Williams, I seen 
with these very eyes, Mr. James give Dennie Barefoot a note, and 
read the words, i- Meet me in the Moonlight," as plain as your nose 
on your face. 

Mr. W. {looks surprised at Prof. James) Well, I'll swan! 

Prof. Mr. Williams, if you will permit me, I would like to make 
a short explanation. 

Mr. W. Keirect! perseed ! 



PBOF. JAMES. 15 

Prof. Miss Dennie asked me not long since, to write for her the 
words of the song, "Meet me in the Moonlight." It was this ballad 
that Miss Minnie has mistaken for a note. 

Mr. W. Kerrect, I'll be bound ! Is there any other question you 
w T ould like to put to this committee, Sarah Kinsey, mother of Minnie 
Kinsey ? 

Mrs. K. (dejected) None; and I would like to say to you, Mr. 
James, that I regret very much having put you to so much trouble 
over such a trivial affair. 

Prof. JSo apologies, Mrs. Kinsey ! I am only too glad that things 
have been satisfactorily explained to you and your lovely daughter. 

Mr. W. Kerrect again! (turning" to Mrs. Kinsey) Say, Mrs. 
Kinsey, spozen now we all make up— you and Minnie and the Bare- 
foots have been at outs long enough. All this scrape was caused by 
them two girls a fallin' in love with Perfesser James, an' gettin' 
jealous of each other, an' all the, time he wasn't kerin' a red fer both 
of 'em. Now I Fez let's make up, an' all go off friends. Here, 
Minnie, get up, an' take Dennie' s hand an' say what I do. (Minnie 
obeys reluctantly) Dennie Barefoot, daughter of Squire Barefoot, 1 
beg your pardon fer gettin' my nose in the wrong place, an' goin' 
off on the wrong scent. 

Minnie, (taking Dennie's hand) "Dennie Barefoot, daughter of 
Squire Barefoot, I beg your pardon for getting in y scent in the 
wrong place, and going off on the wrong nose." 

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123 

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175 

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188 

220 

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218 

224 

233 

154 

184 

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103 

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47 

95 

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82 

182 

127 

228 

106 

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231 

235 

69 

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208 

212 

32 

186 

44 

244 

33 

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57 

217 

165 

195 

258 



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FARCES CONTINUED. 

An Unwelcome Return 3 1 

A Pet o the Public 4 2 

A Romant c Attachment 3 3 

A Thrilling Item 3 1 

A Ticket of Leave 3 2 

Betsey Baker 2 2 

Better Half 5 2 

Black vs. White 4 2 

Captain Smith 3 3 

Cheek Will Win 3 

Cupl s Capers 4 4 

Der Two Surprises 1 1 

Deuce is in Him 5 1 

Did 1 Bream it 4 3 

Domes' ic Felicity 1 1 

Dutch Prize Fivhter 3 

Dutchy vs. Nigger 3 

Eh? W at Did You Say 3 1 

Everybody Astonished 4 

Fouling with the Wrong Man 2 1 

Freezing a Mother-in-Law... 2 1 

Fun in a Post Office 4 2 

Family Discipline 1 

Goose with the Golden Eggs.. 5 3 

Give Me Mv Wife 3 3 

Hans the Dutch J. P 3 1 

Hash 4 2 

II. M. S. Plum 1 1 

How Sister Paxey got her 

Child B:ptiz d 2 1 

How She has Own Way 1 3 

How He Popped the Quest'n. 1 1 

How t > Tame M-in-Law 4 2 

How Stout Vour Getting 5 2 

In the Wrong Box 3 

In the Wrong Clothes 5 3 

John Smith 5 3 

Jumbo Jtun 4 3 

Killnx T me 1 1 

K : ttie' Wedding Cake 1 3 

Lick Skillet Wedding 2 2 

Lauderb&eh's Little Surprise 3 

Lodgings for Two 3 

Matrimonial Bliss 1 1 

Match or a Mother-in-Law.. 2 2 

More Blunders than one 4 3 

Mother'* Fool 6 1 

Mr. and Mrs. Pringle 7 4 

Mr. Hudson's Tiger Hunt 1 1 

My Heart's in Highlands 4 3 

y Prec ous Betsey 4 4 

My Turn Next 4 3 

M Wife'.- Re'ations 4 4 

Mv Day and Now-a-Days 1 

Obedience 1 2 

O d « lothes 3 

On the Sly 3 2 

Ot ello 4 1 

Paddy Miles' Boy 5 2 

P.i l en Washing Machine 4 1 

Perstcuted Dutchman 6 3 

Poor Pilicody 2 3 

Prof. Bones 'Latest Invention 5 



NO. m F. 

159 Quiet Family 4 4 

171 Rough Diamond 4 3 

180 Ripples 2 Q 

48 Sch aps 1 1 

138 Sewing Circle of P riud 5 

115 S. H. A. M. P.nafore 3 3 

55 Somebody's Nobody 3 2 

24 S Sports on a Lark 3 

232 Stage Struck Yank' e 4 2 

2^.8 Strawberry Shrtcake 2 9 

137 Taking the Census 1 1 

40 Th t Mysterious B'die 2 2 

245 Ticket Taker 3 

38 T e Bewitched Closet 5 2 

131 The Cigarette 4 2 

101 The Coming Man 3 1 

167 Turn II m Out 3 2 

«8 The Sham Prof ssor 4 

54 The Two T. J's 4 2 

2,3 i he Best Cure 4 1 

28 ihir.y-three Next Birthday.. 4 2 

142 Tit tor Tat 2 1 

213 Vermont Wool Dealer 5 3 

151 Wanted a Hus* and 2 1 

5 When Women Weep 3 2 

56 Wooing Under Difficult:© 5 3 

70 Which will he Marry 2 r, 

135 Widowe 's Trials 4 5 

147 Waki g Him Up 1 2 

155 Why they Joined tho Re- 
becca- 4 

111 Yankee Due ist 3 1 

157 Ya kee Peddler 7 3 

ETHIOPIAN FARCES. 

204 Academy of Stars 6 

15 An Unhappy Pair 1 1 

172 B;aek shoemaker 4 2 

98 Black Statue 4 2 

222 Colored Senators 3 

214 Chops 3 

145 Curl's Luck 2 1 

190 Crimps Tr p 5 

249 Double Electi n 9 1 

27 Fetter Lane to Cravesend 2 

230 Hamlet the Dainty 6 I 

153 ILiutiied House 2 

24 Handy Andy 2 

233 Hypochondriac The 2 

247 Incompatibility oi Temper... 1 2 

77 Joe's Vis t 2 1 

88 Mischievov.s Nigger 4 2 

256 Midnight G ic 2 1 

128 Musical D rkey 2 

259 Nobody's M.ke 5 2 

90 No Cure No Pay 3 1 

61 Not as Deaf as lie Steals 3 

234 Old Dad's Cabin 2 1 

150 OldPompey 1 I 

109 OtherP.-. pie's Children 3 2 

134 Pomp's Pranks 2 

177 Quarrel ome Servants 3 

96 RoonstoLet 2 1 

107 School 5 o 



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Seeing Bosting. — 3 

Sham Doctor 3 3 

16,000 Years Ago 3 

Sport with a Sportsman 2 

Stage Struck Darkey 2 1 

Struck by Lightning 2 2 

Stocks Up, Stocks Down 2 

That Boy Sam 3 1 

That Awful Carpet Bag 3 3 

The Select School 5 

The Popcorn Man 3 1 

The Studio 3 

Those Awful Boys 5 

Twain's Dodging 3 1 

Tricks 5 2 

Uncle Jeff "5 2 

U.S. Mail 2 2 

Vice Versa 3 1 



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210 Virginia Mummy 6 1 

203 Who Stole the Chickens 1 1 

205 William Tell 4 

156 Wig-Maker and His Servants 3 

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